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Hand-felted Merino Wool Scarves - Gorgeous and Individual

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We received a shipment of some new scarves that are absolutely and wonderfully unique and individual. Each of these hand-felted scarves stands alone as a one-of-a-kind work of art. The scarves are felted with 100% Merino wool in beautiful colors and designs. Even with scarves from the same design style, the final product is still individual and unique … the result of each one being hand-crafted … so you can find a scarf that speaks to your own personal style. Check out our collection ... available in our Los Gatos shop. Affordably priced at $49.95 each. Spiral Scarves in a few Colors White Spiral Scarf Funky in Turquoise Scarf Red Winter Flower Scarf Window Pane Scarf

Celebrate World Photo Day Aug 19th 2016

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Those who have followed us through the years know how we love old ephemera ... and photographs are more than a story ... they capture feelings, smiles, frowns, tragedy, love, special moments and more ... Well today, August 19th, has been declared World Photo Day. Why World Photo Day? World Photo Day is an international photography event on August 19 th that celebrates the passion for photography in our communities. In a world where millions of pictures are uploaded every minute, World Photo Day is inspiring thousands of photographers across the planet to share a single photo with a simple purpose: To share their world with the world. From everyday life to incredible landscapes, our global gallery is an evolving mosaic of images captured by photographers of all skills levels living in a diverse range of countries and cultures. No matter who you are, where you are or what equipment and skills you have, World Photo Day can help open your eyes to the possibilities of phot...

2017 Calendars are IN Stock

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JUST IN! Our new selection of 2017 Desk and Wall Calendars. Again, these feature vintage images and are in bright colors on premium cardstock paper. The images are fantastic and are great for framing, mixed media art, scrapbooking and card making ... once the year is done of course. Get 'em while you can ... we always sell-out! Desk calendars are $12.95 each and the wall calendars are $21.95 each.

Collection of PEP Pinbacks on a Jughead Hat

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WOW! What a collection! We found this Jughead style hat with a bunch of old premium pinback buttons from Kelloggs PEP cereal and along with others just as collectible. The hat has thirty-one (31) pins. There are twenty (20) PEP pins -- premiums from the Kelloggs PEP cereals in the late 1940s and 1950s. Includes: Moons Mullins, Cindy. Orphan Annie, Superman, Barney Google, Smitty, Herbie, Casper and more. The other eleven (11) pins are very collectible pins including one Mutt and Jeff - "Can It" - pin by Fisher, and several risque ones as well. The brown felt hat beanie - Jughead style - is Glenover, 100% wool, made by Henry Pollak, Inc. around 1950. In 1945, Kellogg inserted a prize in the form of pinback buttons into each box of Pep cereal. Pep pins have included U.S. Army squadrons as well as characters from newspaper comics. There were five series of comics characters, with 18 different buttons in each set. This should make 90 but...

Need a Place to Hold Notes and Cards?

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Need a place to hang up your notes, lists, photos, postcards, stuff? Refrigerators don't work like they used to since so many are now made with stainless steel doors. Well, we have a solution for you. These wire cardholders come in two sizes and are perfect for the job. Lots of clips to hold your reminders, kids art and relatives photos ... and maybe a few pieces of jewelry if you like. Medium Cardholder (12" x 15.5") -- $24.95 Large Cardholder (23.5" x 15.5") -- $39.95